A patient with a temporary loss of motor function is diagnosed with a transient ischemic attack (TIA). What should the nurse include when assisting in the teaching about this health problem?
a. "You had a small hemorrhage in your brain."
b. "Your brain was temporarily deprived of oxygen."
c. "The neurons in your brain are tangled, so messages get mixed up."
d. "You have a vessel that is occluded, blocking the blood supply to your brain."
ANS: B
TIA is a temporary impairment of the cerebral circulation causing neurological impairment that lasts less than 24 hours. A. A hemorrhage would cause a hemorrhagic stroke. D. A fully occluded vessel causes an ischemic stroke. C. Tangled messages refer to Alzheimer's disease.
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